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The Blueprint for Green television program follows the green home building project of Kristin and Brad. Watch as they review the VAST Composite Deck Paver as the most luxurious, unique, socially responsible alternative to composite decking lumber.
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The Blueprint for Green television program follows the green home building project of Kristin and Brad. Watch as Brad and Kristin learn how VAST Composite Pavers are not only green but durable and great looking.
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Green Construction Purchasing features VAST Composite Pavers. "For builders, switching from concrete pavers to the VAST Composite Paver System can also help contribute credits in the LEED Green Building Rating System."
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Commercial Building Products magazine tells the story of how VAST composite pavers helped the Memorial Blood Center go green. "Our areas get a lot of foot traffic. They get shoveled in the winter, and get a lot of sand and salt. We've had no issues. And they didn't pop up in the Minnesota freeze/thaw cycle—they're flat and in place."
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Twin Cities Home & Design magazine (February/March 2008) featured VAST composite pavers as a green product that truly performs. "While at times we surrender performance for the greater good, the market responds to products that can both protect the environment and provide outstanding performance. Such is the case with VAST composite landscape pavers, made from 95% recycled materials like car tires and milk jugs."
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The city of Maplewood Minnesota is finding ways to put recycled materials underfoot. If you're on the mile-long trail in south Maplewood, you just might be running on your neighbor's old roof or standing on the tires and plastic from their old car and other waste.
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Metro Magazine ranked the VAST Composite Paver System number 29 in their annual "The Metro 100, an Essential Guide to Everything" edition. "[Why VAST?] Because concrete is wasteful, and it's everywhere. VAST uses recycled garbage to create an affordable alternative; plus, the pavers are lighter, easier to install and can bear the weight of cars and backyard barbecues alike."
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But the product that drew the highest number of spectators Monday was VAST Enterprises, the year-old Minneapolis company that turns chopped tires, plastic milk jugs, syringes and other medical plastics into extruded "brick pavers" for use in garden patios, driveways and elevated deck patios.
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Minnesota Business magazine featured VAST Enterprises as Minnesota's next emerging company.
"[VAST Composite Pavers] have all the attributes that make it superior to concrete and it's made out of garbage," adds Vander Woude. "The technology to do this is the thing that nobody else in the world has been able to achieve."
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University of Minnesota's Inventing Tomorrow features Vast Enterprise founders. "Things are snapping into place for his company, too. VAST Enterprises—a startup of five people, most of them Institute of Technology alumni—created an alternative to the traditional paver using 95 percent recycled materials."
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"In its 7,000 year history, the humble paver brick hasn't evolved much. Minneapolis-based VAST Enterprises plans to change that by introducing the first brick made from 99 percent recycled materials. The result is a far lighter, less expensive, and environmentally friendly product."
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VAST composite pavers get their television debut on HGTV's Landscape Smart. Each week, the Landscape Smart series focuses on a single landscaping project, usually completed by everyday homeowners with the help of landscaping professionals.
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VAST Enterprises Minnesota's Most Innovative Start-Up
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The Minnesota Cup has selected VAST Enterprises from over 600 companies as the most innovative new start-up in Minnesota. VAST received the top honors on September 7, 2006 at the finalist banquet held at the University of Minnesota Alumni Center.
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